When asked how Friday’s officiating impacted her team in a Sweet 16 loss to South Carolina, Maryland coach Brenda Frese said she wasn’t going to go there.
But, in as many words, the Terrapins coach made it clear she wasn’t happy with how referees called the second half of the Gamecocks’ 71-67 win over Maryland in Birmingham. With the victory, USC advanced and will face Duke in the Elite Eight.
“I’ve continued to play South Carolina in the past, but it was a very physical game,” Frese said Friday at Legacy Arena. “We got to the free throw line quite a bit in the first half, and then all of the sudden it changed in the second half.”…